AGP Executive Report
Last update: 43 minutes agoClimate Pressure: Greenhouse gases reached record levels in 2025, the WMO reported, while UN figures show ecosystem restoration covers 252 million hectares—well short of the one-billion-hectare goal for 2030. In the Philippines, farmers and fishers are adjusting practices to weather forecasts after El Niño caused $3.5 billion in agricultural losses. Afghanistan: Opium cultivation surged 330% to more than 43,000 hectares despite the Taliban ban, as poverty pushed farmers back to the crop, the UN said. Conflict and Displacement: A UN fact-finding mission says outside actors are fueling Sudan’s war and backs a nationwide arms embargo; separately, up to 50,000 people have fled clashes in Ethiopia into Kenya and urgently need aid. Cuba: The UN General Assembly again voted to condemn the US economic embargo, though support for the resolution has weakened. Climate and Health: A Lancet report warns that climate-related health harms are accelerating, with heat deaths up 36% since the Paris Agreement.
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